Supreme Court Reporter, Volume 4West Publishing Company, 1884 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Page 54
... judge merely from the size of the city , and the fact that the resi- dences are chiefly constructed of wood . There are other uses for a much larger supply of water . The city is situated at the upper end of a peninsula whose width is ...
... judge merely from the size of the city , and the fact that the resi- dences are chiefly constructed of wood . There are other uses for a much larger supply of water . The city is situated at the upper end of a peninsula whose width is ...
Page 57
... judge in the same cause ; " and to the objection that the lord mayor , as the head of the corporation , acted in his political capacity and judged in his natural capacity , he answered : " It is true he acts in different capacities ...
... judge in the same cause ; " and to the objection that the lord mayor , as the head of the corporation , acted in his political capacity and judged in his natural capacity , he answered : " It is true he acts in different capacities ...
Page 59
... Judge STORY , who concurred in the decision , that this unalterable and irrepealable character of the contract might be avoided by a reservation of power in the original charter . " In my judgment , " he said , " it is perfectly clear ...
... Judge STORY , who concurred in the decision , that this unalterable and irrepealable character of the contract might be avoided by a reservation of power in the original charter . " In my judgment , " he said , " it is perfectly clear ...
Page 65
... judge in its own cause . " Const . Lim . 704. For the same reason a cor- 381 poration which has the power to condemn cannot fix the v.4-5 SPRING VALLEY WATER - WORKS v . SCHOTTLER . 65 constitutional guaranty was adopted. It matters not ...
... judge in its own cause . " Const . Lim . 704. For the same reason a cor- 381 poration which has the power to condemn cannot fix the v.4-5 SPRING VALLEY WATER - WORKS v . SCHOTTLER . 65 constitutional guaranty was adopted. It matters not ...
Page 66
... judge of the necessity or expediency of the exercise of the power of eminent domain , it is not the judge of the amount or justness of the compensation to be made when the power is exercised . " And again : " While , therefore , the ...
... judge of the necessity or expediency of the exercise of the power of eminent domain , it is not the judge of the amount or justness of the compensation to be made when the power is exercised . " And again : " While , therefore , the ...
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Page 153 - States, or because of his having so exercised the same ; or if two or more persons go in disguise on the highway, or on the premises of another...
Page 49 - The use of all water now appropriated, or that may hereafter be appropriated for sale, rental or distribution, is hereby declared to be a public use, and subject to the regulation and control of the State, in the manner to be prescribed by law...
Page 119 - A person has no property, no vested interest, in any rule of the common law. That is only one of .the forms of municipal law, and is no more sacred than any other. Rights of property which have been created by the common law cannot be taken away without due process; but the law itself, as a rule of conduct, may be changed at the will, or even at the whim, of the legislature, unless prevented by constitutional limitations. Indeed the great office of statutes is to remedy defects in the common law...
Page 257 - It is a maxim not to be disregarded, that general expressions, in every opinion, are to be taken in connection with the case in which those expressions are used. If they go beyond the case, they may be respected, but ought not to control the judgment in a subsequent suit when the very point is presented for decision.
Page 524 - ... and of any property, money or thing in action due to him, or held in trust for him, and to prevent the transfer of any such property, money or...
Page 444 - That the Supreme Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of all controversies of a civil nature, where a state is a party, except between a state and its citizens; and except also between a state and citizens of other states, or aliens, in which latter case it shall have original but not exclusive jurisdiction.
Page 190 - Railways heretofore constructed, or that may hereafter be constructed in this state, are hereby declared public highways, and shall be free to all persons for the transportation of their persons and property thereon, under such regulations as may be prescribed by law.
Page 59 - All general laws and special acts passed pursuant to this section may be altered from time to time or repealed.
Page 216 - American army, shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the United States as have become, or shall become, members of the confederation...
Page 616 - ... shall not be subject to the disposal of her husband, nor be liable for his debts.